youthmystique

I have grown up hating mornings. I remember for school my mom had to pull me out of bed. I was like a zombie.

In middle and high school, I spent more time on my morning routine. Of course I would shower and all of that good stuff but I’d also spend a good amount of time curling my hair and putting on makeup.

In high school, I would also plan out my outfits. I wanted to make sure I was wearing a variety of clothes instead of the same shirt every week.

Now, when the alarm goes off, I mope around  a bit. Every now and again I will plan out an outfit if I am doing something special. I always want to look nice but not too nice so that I have a bunch of people asking me why I’m dressed up and where am I going. That is so annoying.

I don’t spend a whole lot of time on my hair. Usually I blow dry it and brush it and I’m out the door.

With makeup, my mood reflects how much time I spend. If I’m exhausted or in a bad mood I’ll just put foundation on. If I’m more awake, I’ll take the time to work on more details.

Sometimes I think that people who have to wear uniforms to work or don’t have to dress nice are lucky. It seems like I can hardly ever figure out what to wear.

Then I don’t know if people are judging me if I don’t dress as nice.

Then again, it’s difficult to dress nice when your salary is low. But that is why I bargain shop.

Accessories help too. I feel like I can give outfits a little flair with a scarf or dangly earrings. I don’t spend much time thinking about those either. Kind of just like “Oh, this would be nice,” and I’m on my way.

What’s your morning routine?